Some childish piece of crap sprayed mustard on the side of my car and it has stained the paint. Is there any way to remove the stains?
2006-06-24 01:57:35 · 5 answers · asked by rjfoster22 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Well first a few steps to make sure you dont' have an old car or a car painted in lacquer paint. If you car is old, like 1982 and before or if it is white or red and if you rub your finger on the paint, if it stains your finger you have lacquer paint. Have a body shop tackle this job.
Otherwise....
Wash the area down with water to ensure clean. Take a soft, say that again, SOFT, clean cloth and use some lacquer thinner on the towel and rub the spot back and forth. It might take a few swipes. If this works follow up the area with some fresh wax as the lacquer thinner has stripped everything from where you wiped.
If this doesn't work then you need to move onto a more professional step. Either a body shop, detail shop, cosmetic paint guy can help you here. The finish will need to be wet sanded with 1200 grit paper and then compounded and then polished back up.
Personally I have never encountered mustard on a car but have encountered about anything else. Bologna is the worse.
Lacquer thinner trick also works if someone spray paints your car. Many people believe lacquer will remove the paint on your car. It won't, you can rub and rub and rub or dump a gallon on your finish and all it will do is make it slightly dull and evaporate away. We use it daily in our services.
PS - for those that say use detergent, magic eraser, etc.
RULE #1 ON CAR FINISH:
If it scratches your finger nail, it will scratch the finish on your car!
NEVER use home detergents, soaps, scuff pads, sponges to take care of a cars finish. A cars finish is designed differently and these products will only cause harm and at times unreversible damage.
2006-06-24 02:09:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rubbing Compound
2006-06-25 01:13:27 · answer #2 · answered by MrBudbag 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im a car detailer try a bit of tea tree oil rub gentley at first to see if it will remove yoyr paint work if it does stop and has it eaten though your clear coat on you car if it has then you need to have buffed or resprayed sorry that sucks!
2006-06-24 09:40:17 · answer #3 · answered by bonza1968 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser.............or bleach. I really don't know if anything will work.
2006-06-24 09:06:19 · answer #4 · answered by zil28ennov 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that sux...If you can't wax and buff it out then it probably isn't coming out. :-(
2006-06-24 09:08:55 · answer #5 · answered by Michael C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋